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at seneca falls convention of 1848 they would begin their declaration of sentiments of, by invoking the declaration of independence, say that all [ inaudible ] finally what women's participation in the revolution remind us of larger social changes affected by the american revolution. as important as male political leaders were to the revolutionary movement they needed the support uh followers including women. by calling on ordinary americans to support the revolutionary cause, these leaders empowered ordinary men and women and transformed the basis of political participation. no longer would ordinary white citizens accept without question the dictates of their leaders. no longer would a wise, virtuous elite be able to assume the deferential acquiescence of the masses to their actions. once that genie was out of the bottle it was almost impossible to put it back in again. separate and distinct ways american men and women would join to gooitsgether to create government and expeerment liberty. one of the hallmarks of that experiment would be an ongoing struggle by those who are excluded fr
at seneca falls convention of 1848 they would begin their declaration of sentiments of, by invoking the declaration of independence, say that all [ inaudible ] finally what women's participation in the revolution remind us of larger social changes affected by the american revolution. as important as male political leaders were to the revolutionary movement they needed the support uh followers including women. by calling on ordinary americans to support the revolutionary cause, these leaders...
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he read seneca, a key in many ways to his philosophy. most of all, though, he read books about farming. he was a very practical self-improver. >> host: was there a consensus on the part of the american public that his suppression of the whiskey rebellion was constitutional? >> guest: deep into the second term, a host of fishers developed, and there were in all but named, there were political parties, and there was certainly many of those who believed that washingtonfuls guilty of overstepping bounds, and, indeed of posing a danger to the liberties of his countrymen. expwhrs a number of viewers sending us washington quotes via twitter. "it's impossible to rightly govern a nation without god and the bible." from philadelphia, independent. >> caller: it's testament to washington's character that the followers -- we see history, people like that dnapolian, and they seem to want to hold on to power. is it true he once said that he could not become -- despite george the iii to become george the i? >> guest: i don't know. it's a great sound bit
he read seneca, a key in many ways to his philosophy. most of all, though, he read books about farming. he was a very practical self-improver. >> host: was there a consensus on the part of the american public that his suppression of the whiskey rebellion was constitutional? >> guest: deep into the second term, a host of fishers developed, and there were in all but named, there were political parties, and there was certainly many of those who believed that washingtonfuls guilty of...
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seneca, south carolina, john on our-run line. -- on our republican line. please go ahead. >> i think this man is somewhat of a hypocrite. my son worked at a ben and jerry's in clemson, south carolina, goes to work one day to find a sign on the door that the business closed. no advance notice. i guess this is the way they treat their employees. and now going around saying how he thinks the world should be run. >> ben cohen. >> i'm really sorry to hear that shop closed. and i'm sorry to hear that -- that the people who worked there didn't get more notice. the individual ben and jerry's ice cream scoop shops are franchised. they are independent businesses. they're owned by a local -- usually a local person in the community. and ben and jerry's, the corporation, does not really have control over when they -- whether they decide to close or not. and how much notice they end up giving. like i say, it's not -- i would have hoped that there was more notice given to their employees. but the other thing that you need to realize is that these scoop shops are independ
seneca, south carolina, john on our-run line. -- on our republican line. please go ahead. >> i think this man is somewhat of a hypocrite. my son worked at a ben and jerry's in clemson, south carolina, goes to work one day to find a sign on the door that the business closed. no advance notice. i guess this is the way they treat their employees. and now going around saying how he thinks the world should be run. >> ben cohen. >> i'm really sorry to hear that shop closed. and i'm...
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host: ray, seneca falls, new york. republican caller. caller: i have an interesting theory. let's make term limits for congress and the senate, then we will get people interested in helping the country out. all i see is bickering. host: how did you vote? caller: i voted for obama. i got sick and tired of listening to these guys are due. it is just ridiculous. host: let me and to those comments. the most under-discussed result of the election, a 9% approval of congress, but most incumbents were reelected. guest: that is a difference between recent elections. we have seen waive elections in 2008 and 2010. this time, both sides lost some people, but not a lot. incumbents usually do well. this is the first election in a while that a higher percentage of them did well. host: a couple of speculation pieces. but we begin with "the hill." were you hearing? -- what are you hearing? if you call there is a question whether nancy pelosi will -- host: if there is a question whether nancy pelosi will run to be minority leader. she is a force in the democratic party. she is a fund-raiser a
host: ray, seneca falls, new york. republican caller. caller: i have an interesting theory. let's make term limits for congress and the senate, then we will get people interested in helping the country out. all i see is bickering. host: how did you vote? caller: i voted for obama. i got sick and tired of listening to these guys are due. it is just ridiculous. host: let me and to those comments. the most under-discussed result of the election, a 9% approval of congress, but most incumbents were...
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[applause] political parity is today's seneca falls. as women fought together in 1848 for the right to vote, we fight today to end women's political underrepresentation in this country. alone, nothing changes. today, working together, everything changes. and today is that day. women's political parity is not an issue of fairness. it is an issue of grave national economic consequence and an issue of global competitiveness. women the vote, prioritize, legislate and govern differently than men. that difference is essential. the difference is what is missing in our nation, and i know. as a homeless young woman who ran away from home to escape sexual abuse, i was sucked into a very low rent form of white slavery. as a young woman, single mother, with my 3-year-old at my feet, i woke up in the night and there is a man with a shroud at the end of my bed. the sexual violence lightning struck again. as a woman running for mayor in the third largest city in my state, i went to the first debate and the moderator asked me this question. ma'am, just
[applause] political parity is today's seneca falls. as women fought together in 1848 for the right to vote, we fight today to end women's political underrepresentation in this country. alone, nothing changes. today, working together, everything changes. and today is that day. women's political parity is not an issue of fairness. it is an issue of grave national economic consequence and an issue of global competitiveness. women the vote, prioritize, legislate and govern differently than men....
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with conflict resolution in stressed out circumstances, whether they be in baseball or the congress or seneca, but of course middle east peace. one of the opening acts in the obama administration was asking george mitchell to serve as his envoy for this issue, for dealing with middle east peace. people offer us some screaming comments. then i will move the podium and jeffrey goldberg will take over and there will have a conversation. after that we will open to the audience and all of you. that is probably when the jackets will come off. it will get harder and we will baton. let me invite senator george mitchell. -- it will get hotter. >> thank you very much, steve. thank you, ladies and gentlemen for your presence. my thanks to the atlantic and to dan abraham and robert wexler for organizing this event. danny has been a friend for many, many years and one of the most ardent and persistent advocates for peace in the middle east. i commend him for that and encourage him to continue and was pleased with some reservation which i will describe in a moment to accept his invitation to join you this
with conflict resolution in stressed out circumstances, whether they be in baseball or the congress or seneca, but of course middle east peace. one of the opening acts in the obama administration was asking george mitchell to serve as his envoy for this issue, for dealing with middle east peace. people offer us some screaming comments. then i will move the podium and jeffrey goldberg will take over and there will have a conversation. after that we will open to the audience and all of you. that...
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[laughter] i might add, it was seneca or cicero, i don't know which, who said that if it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state. >> a portion of a debate from october 21, 1984. the first presidential debate will take place tonight from the university of denver. you can see it live on c-span or listen on c-span radio or watch online. you are looking at live pictures from denver, the university campus. this is the ritchie center tower, right next to ritchie hall, where tonight's debate will take place. about 3500 members of the media from around the world are expected to be on hand for tonight's debate. members of the media at set up outside the building, outside the ritchie center, which is closed right now. both candidates will be arriving during the day to rehearse for tonight's debate. again, we will have live coverage during the debate itself, 90 minutes, domestic policy. be sure to join us beforehand at 7:00 for our debate preview here on c-span. well, earlier this week, with president obama and mitt romney held their last campaign ra
[laughter] i might add, it was seneca or cicero, i don't know which, who said that if it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state. >> a portion of a debate from october 21, 1984. the first presidential debate will take place tonight from the university of denver. you can see it live on c-span or listen on c-span radio or watch online. you are looking at live pictures from denver, the university campus. this is the ritchie center tower, right...
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guest: we look at whether people wanted some kind of balance in the house of representatives, the seneca the presidency. -- the senate, the presidency. we found that people were fairly favorable toward the status quo. a little bit more favorable for the president, for keeping a democratic senator, and they did like checks and balances. in other words, this came as a bit of a surprise for us, and also adds to the possibility of more gridlock. host: what are you seeing within individual parties? guest: we have seen a decline in ticket splitting in recent years. it used to be there was a lot of it. a famous example from the mid- 1980s was a couple hundred thousand voters in ohio who voted for president reagan as well as the late senator howard metzenbaum, who was very liberal. that is very -- not very common these days. we will see how it plays out tomorrow night. host: the latest poll projected that the 2012 electorate will be virtually unchanged from 2008. guest: that is right. we will see how it plays out again tomorrow night if we see a high minority turnout that we saw in 2008, as a di
guest: we look at whether people wanted some kind of balance in the house of representatives, the seneca the presidency. -- the senate, the presidency. we found that people were fairly favorable toward the status quo. a little bit more favorable for the president, for keeping a democratic senator, and they did like checks and balances. in other words, this came as a bit of a surprise for us, and also adds to the possibility of more gridlock. host: what are you seeing within individual parties?...
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. >> the 1834 seneca falls convention is traditionally considered the beginning of the women's rights movement. s.u.v. rajon was not the focus, and it's advancement was minimal in decades preceding the civil war. 1865 to 18 7, women's rights leader spoke in favor for inclusion of universal suffrage as a civil right, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. these amendments did nothing to promote women's suffrage. >> for too long, women in moat countries, my mother didn't have the right to vote where he same from. it is only here information a democracy like this, we have to treat this as a great honor. >> continued settlement of the western frontier along with the establishment of territorial constitutions allowed the issue to be raised continually at the state level. exciting state legislatures began to consider suffrage bills, and several even had voter referendum, but they were not successful. efforts continued through congressional testimony, petitioning and lobbying. >> the equalities that we as americans enjoy today are the result of those great courageous americans that fought for o
. >> the 1834 seneca falls convention is traditionally considered the beginning of the women's rights movement. s.u.v. rajon was not the focus, and it's advancement was minimal in decades preceding the civil war. 1865 to 18 7, women's rights leader spoke in favor for inclusion of universal suffrage as a civil right, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. these amendments did nothing to promote women's suffrage. >> for too long, women in moat countries, my mother didn't have the right...
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stanton, arthur right, mary ann beckham talk, and jane hunt held the first women's rights convention in seneca falls new york. >> when they held a convention in 1948 and had subsequent conventions in a decade after that, they're not just talking about the right to vote. it was not until after the civil war that the focus of civil -- women's rights became narrowed to the right to separate. >> of women's rights movement picked up steam as it got attention from the media. many more conventions occurred, however, many thought it was a ludicrous idea. it was a concept that went against everything that was taught against the generation. >> after meeting stanton at a women's convention, susan join the conversation. together, they would make significant steps to women's rights. >> how does this affect women's rights? >> the women's rights movement comes after the antislavery movement. their work for a northern victory and the abolishment of slavery. in turn, the expected, in time, to receive their due rights as women. that did not happen. the 30 demand was passed and ended slavery. the 14th and 15th a
stanton, arthur right, mary ann beckham talk, and jane hunt held the first women's rights convention in seneca falls new york. >> when they held a convention in 1948 and had subsequent conventions in a decade after that, they're not just talking about the right to vote. it was not until after the civil war that the focus of civil -- women's rights became narrowed to the right to separate. >> of women's rights movement picked up steam as it got attention from the media. many more...
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young folks who marched and mobilized and stood up and sat in from seneca falls to selma to stonewall did not just do it for themselves, they did it for other people. that is how we achieve it women's rights. [applause] that's how we achieve voting rights. that's how we achieved workers' rights. that's how we achieve a gay- rights. that's how we made this union more perfect. [applause] if you are willing to do your part now, if you're willing to reach up and close that gap between what america is and what america should be, i want you to know that i will be right there with you. [applause] if you are ready to fight for that brilliant, but radically simple idea of america that no matter who you are what you look like, no matter who you love or what got you worship, you can still pursue your own happiness. [applause] i will join you every step [of the step [cheers and applause] now more than ever, america needs and what you the class of 2012 have to offer. america needs you to reach high and hope to. deeply. if you persevere and what you decide to do with your life, i have every faith n
young folks who marched and mobilized and stood up and sat in from seneca falls to selma to stonewall did not just do it for themselves, they did it for other people. that is how we achieve it women's rights. [applause] that's how we achieve voting rights. that's how we achieved workers' rights. that's how we achieve a gay- rights. that's how we made this union more perfect. [applause] if you are willing to do your part now, if you're willing to reach up and close that gap between what america...
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host: ray, seneca falls, new york. republican caller. caller: i have an interesting theory. let's make term limits for congress and the senate, then we will get people interested in helping the country out. all i see is bickering. host: how did you vote? caller: i voted for obama. i got sick and tired of listening to these guys are due. it is just ridiculous. host: let me and to those comments. the most under-discussed result of the election, a 9% approval of congress, but most incumbents were reelected. guest: that is a difference between recent elections. we have seen waive elections in 2008 and 2010. this time, both sides lost some people, but not a lot. incumbents usually do well. this is the first election in a while that a higher percentage of them did well. host: a couple of speculation pieces. but we begin with "the hill." were you hearing? -- what are you hearing? if you call there is a question whether nancy pelosi will -- host: if there is a question whether nancy pelosi will run to be minority leader. she is a force in the democratic party. she is a fund-raiser a
host: ray, seneca falls, new york. republican caller. caller: i have an interesting theory. let's make term limits for congress and the senate, then we will get people interested in helping the country out. all i see is bickering. host: how did you vote? caller: i voted for obama. i got sick and tired of listening to these guys are due. it is just ridiculous. host: let me and to those comments. the most under-discussed result of the election, a 9% approval of congress, but most incumbents were...
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trewhitt, i might add that it was seneca or it was cicero, i don't know which, that said, "if it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state." >> mr. president, i'd like to head for the fence and try to catch that one before it goes over, but i'll go on to another question. you and mr. mondale have already disagreed about what you had to say about recalling submarine-launched missiles. there's another, a similar issue out there that relates to your -- it is said, at least, that you were unaware that the soviet retaliatory power was based on land-based missiles. first, is that correct? secondly, if it is correct, have you informed yourself in the meantime? and third, is it even necessary for the president to be so intimately involved in strategic details? >> yes, this had to do with our disarmament talks. and the whole controversy about land missiles came up because we thought that the strategic nuclear weapons, the most destabilizing are the land-based. you put your thumb on a button and somebody blows up 20 minutes later. so, we thought that
trewhitt, i might add that it was seneca or it was cicero, i don't know which, that said, "if it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state." >> mr. president, i'd like to head for the fence and try to catch that one before it goes over, but i'll go on to another question. you and mr. mondale have already disagreed about what you had to say about recalling submarine-launched missiles. there's another, a similar issue out there that...